Check Point Named a 2005 ''Annual Report Card'' Winner by CMP's VARBusiness Magazine; Research Study Concludes that Check Point Delivers Highest Levels of Satisfaction to Solution Providers.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Check Point(R) Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that its Valued Partner Program has been recognized by solution-provider readers of CMP Media's VARBusiness for achieving exceptional partner satisfaction levels in the 2005 "Annual Report Card" (ARC) award program. The company received the Partnership award in the Security Management Software category for the overall success of its channel program, ease of doing business with partners, successful management of channel conflict, and ability to provide solution providers with outstanding revenue and profit potential. Check Point was presented with the award at a ceremony held on Aug. 23, at the CMP XChange '05 Conference in Orlando, Fla.

Now in its 20th year, the VARBusiness ARC Awards recognize outstanding partner programs in 19 product and service categories. Winners were selected based on the survey results of more than 5,000 systems integrators, IT consulting organizations, value-added resellers (VARs), solution providers and software developers.

"The VARBusiness 'Annual Report Card' is the industry standard for measuring partner program excellence," says Publisher Robert C. DeMarzo. "It is a meaningful benchmark because the winning companies are selected by their solution providers."

"Check Point's sales are done entirely through the channel, and it is very important to us to consistently deliver the highest levels of satisfaction to our partners," said Kevin Maloney, vice president of worldwide sales for Check Point Software Technologies. "This recognition from VARBusiness is a great achievement, and it further validates our outstanding ability to work together with our partners to contribute to the success of their businesses."

Research for the 2005 "Annual Report Card" was conducted by Bernett Research Services, a Boston-based data collection company, and Answers Research, the Solana Beach, Calif.-based market research and consulting firm. For more information on the 2005 "Annual Report Card," please visit www.varbusiness.com.

About VARBusiness Magazine

For the past 18 years, VARBusiness' strategic resources have been the gateway to the Solution Provider community. VARBusiness provides strategic insight for technology integrators through industry-defining research, in-depth editorial, channel events and innovative Web services, enabling these IT professionals to make educated decisions for their businesses, partnerships and customers. VARBusiness has been the recipient of numerous industry awards for both editorial content and design. Additional information about VARBusiness products, events and services, is available at its Web site, www.varbusiness.com.

About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. It is the market leader in the worldwide enterprise firewall, personal firewall and VPN markets. Through its NGX platform, the company delivers a unified security architecture for a broad range of perimeter, internal and Web security solutions that protect business communications and resources for corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. The company's ZoneAlarm product line is one of the most trusted brands in Internet security, creating award-winning endpoint security solutions that protect millions of PCs from hackers, spyware and data theft. Extending the power of the Check Point solution is its Open Platform for Security (OPSEC), the industry's framework and alliance for integration and interoperability with "best-of-breed" solutions from over 350 leading companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of more than 2,200 Check Point partners in 88 countries.

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